Swedish Gripen Crash
On Apr. 19, a Swedish Gripen C crashed while approaching to land at an airport in northern Sweden. With the help from Mike Bennett of
Project Get Out and Walk and Kalle Söderman. We now have more information on that crash.
Preliminary investigations showed that the pilot did not initiate the ejection and the seat fired itself. All Swedish Gripen C/Ds were then grounded as the ejection handle on those models were different from the A/Bs. It is shorter on the C/Ds.
The Czech and Hungarian Air Force also ground their fleet pending the Swedish investigation.
Latest news is that Swedish flight restrictions have been lifted and cleared for up to +3G flights. And there is also a statement saying the the G-suit was believed to have triggered the ejection.
Sources
Pilotens g-dräkt kan ha orsakat Gripenkrasch
Gripen får flyga med restriktioner
CzechRep suspends Gripen training over accident -- press
Hungary's Gripen jets temporarily grounded
Pilotens dräkt kan ha utlöst raketstol
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